Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
I thought my ‘racing season’ was over for the year but I’ve been talked into one final event on October 16th in Ashton Court, Bristol. The OktoberFest, part of the Bristol Bikefest series of races consists of several races, you can pick from one of two 4 hours events or the 8 hour event. I’ve...
After posting on Twitter that I “survived my killer turbo trainer session – just”, a few people asked what I did and there just isn’t enough room to explain it on Twitter, so here it is instead. Basically it was a 3:2 minute interval session with a few 1 minute sprint intervals tagged on the...
I used to be OK at running. I was never good and when I say ‘used to’ I mean about 20 years ago, but as part of my new fitness drive I’ve been trying to get out for the odd run here and there. I don’t like to do too much as my joints, tendons...
I enjoyed my swim in Lake Bala yesterday for Diabetes UK Cymru. When I got up the weather looked perfect, sunny spells and no wind at all, but then I looked at the temperature and saw that it was at 2.6ºC – It’s getting chilly out there at night now. By the time we got...
I went for a ride around the Pendam Trail at Nant yr Arian yesterday. I was on my hardtail as I’ve yet to get a seatpost for my newly rebuilt Commencal Meta 5. I started off at a steady pace in perfect conditions, sunny, cool and barely any wind. By the time I got to...
Tomorrow’s the day I do my Lake Bala Swim for Diabetes UK Cymru. There’s still chance to sponsor me and help me reach my target, so please give generously. If you’ve already sponsored me then “thanks” and spread the word. More than 146,000 people in Wales have been diagnosed with diabetes. That’s nearly five percent...
Regular readers of this blog will know that I’ve recently taken up Open Water Swimming. I’ve bought a wetsuit fit for the purpose, I’ve got my GPS working whilst I’m out swimming, I’ve been for swim in the sea, the estuary and a local lake and I’ve signed up to do a swim in Lake...
As you may know from a previous weblog entry, I’m doing a mile swim in Lake Bala next Sunday in Aid of Diabetes UK. I thought I’d better do some training for it so yesterday I did a mile swim in the pool at the Sport Centre. 68 lengths non-stop isn’t the most exciting of...
Half my family have got diabetes, one of Anna’s best friends has it and one of Morgan’s 5yr old friends has just been diagnosed too. No doubt diabetes has, or will affect someone you know too. So, I’m going to brave the monsters of Lake Bala and do a sponsored swim in aid of Diabetes...
I’ve been getting back into swimming recently. Swimming in a pool is great, but as I have to drive 10 miles to get to the nearest pool just popping in for an hours session takes over two hours and therefore isn’t very economical as far as time or money goes. I therefore decided to try...
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